10 Mega Trucks from the 1970s Built to Carry Impossible Loads!

The 1970s wasn’t just the decade of muscle cars, rock music, and big oil…
it was also the era when truck manufacturers went absolutely insane.

Before computers…
before electronic controls…
before modern hydraulics…

Engineers created mega trucks so big, so powerful, and so brutally overbuilt that they hauled loads even modern machines struggle with. These giants dragged drilling rigs through deserts, hauled mining gear across mountains, transported transformers the size of houses, and moved industrial loads that seemed impossible.

In this video, we dive into 10 Mega Trucks From the 1970s Built to Haul the Impossible, including:

Terex Titan – the two-story mining monster that shocked the world
Kenworth 848 Oilfield Beast – custom-built V12-powered brute for extreme drilling sites
Oshkosh M911 Dragon Wagon II – the military’s 70-ton armor hauler
International Fleetstar Heavy Hauler – the industrial workhorse that moved the world
Peterbilt 359 Heavy Spec – the legendary American hauler built for extreme loads
Mack R700 Heavy Haul Spec – the all-mechanical tank that conquered deserts & mountains
Faun L900/L1000 – German engineering built for multi-hundred-ton European projects
Scammell Crusader – the UK heavy-haul icon that moved Britain’s biggest loads
Berliet T100 – the Sahara-sized mega truck that dwarfed everything in its path
Diamond Reo Giant – America’s last custom-built mining monster

These machines weren’t just trucks…
They were engineering miracles, built from raw steel, monster engines, fearless design, and zero electronics.

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